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You're On Your Own
''Arrangiatevi!'', internationally released as ''You're on Your Own'', is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot summary Peppino and his family move into a "brothel", i.e. an apartment inhabited by a group of prostitutes in the ancient streets of Rome. One of the girls mysteriously died, and so the house was bought by the family just in time for Peppino, who is forced to share with another family. Because of the gossips of the city and the neighborhood, in a short time Peppino's family falls into disgrace. Peppino, not knowing what to do as a father, comes to discover that his daughter has serious problems with her boyfriend. Cast *Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Armentano * Totò: Grandpa Illuminato *Laura Adani: Maria Armentano *Cristina Gaioni: Maria Berta Armentano * Cathia Caro: Bianca Armentano *Vittorio Caprioli Pino Calamai * Franca Valeri: Marisa * Adriana Asti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. After earning a master's degree in architecture at the University of Florence, Bolognini enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Italian National Film Academy) in Rome, where he studied stage design. After graduation, he became interested in film direction and set out to work as an assistant to directors Luigi Zampa in Italy, and Yves Allégret and Jean Delannoy in France. Film and television Bolognini began directing his own feature films in the mid-1950s, and received his first international success with '' Wild Love'' (''Gli innamorati''). His other notable films of the 1950s and early 1960s include ''Young Husbands'' (''Giovani mariti''), '' The Big Night'' (''La notte brava''), '' From a Roman Balcony'' (''La giornata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Adani
Laura Adani (7 October 1913 – 30 August 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 13 films between 1933 and 1980. She was born in Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ..., Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Moncalieri, Piedmont. Filmography External links * 1913 births 1996 deaths Italian film actresses Film people from Modena 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commedia All'italiana
Commedia all'italiana (, pl. Commedie all'italiana, "Comedy in the Italian way") or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' in 1958, and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's ''Divorce Italian Style'' (1961). According to most of the critics, '' La Terrazza'' (1980) by Ettore Scola is the last work considered part of the Commedia all'italiana. Rather than a specific genre, the term indicates a period (approximately from the late 1950s to the early 1970s) in which the Italian film industry was producing many successful comedies, with some common traits like satire of manners, farcical and grotesque overtones, a strong focus on "spicy" social issues of the period (like sexual matters, divorce, contraception, marriage of the clergy, the economic rise of the country and its various consequences, the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (1965), Captain Montgomery Brown/'Ringo' in Tessari's ''The Return of Ringo'' (1965), the title character in Michele Lupo's ''Arizona Colt'' (1966), Scott Mary in Tonino Valerii's ''Day of Anger'' (1967) and Michael "California" Random in Lupo's ''California'' (1977). Biography Born in Rome, Gemma first worked as a stuntman, then was offered real acting parts by director Duccio Tessari, starting with the film ''Arrivano i titani'' (1962). He also made an appearance in Luchino Visconti's ''Il Gattopardo'' as Garibaldi's General. Gemma later went on to star in Spaghetti Westerns in films such as ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (''Una pistola per Ringo''), ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (''Un dollaro bucato''), '' Wanted'' and ''Day of Anger'' (''I giorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi De Filippo
Luigi De Filippo (10 August 1930 – 31 March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Born in Naples, the son of actors Peppino De Filippo and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the threshold of graduation to pursue a career in journalism. Shorty later De Filippo debuted on stage next to his father, and from then he started a very long acting career, notably running for years a Neapolitan dialect company. He celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his stage activities with the reception of a special Premio Personalità Europea prize in Capitol Hill. De Filippo appeared in many film roles, even if mainly in character roles. He was also active on television, mainly in television adaptations of his stage works. Since 2011 he has been the artistic director of the Parioli Theatre in Rome. De Filippo died in Rome on 31 March 2018 at the age of 87. Partial filmography * ''Filumena Marturano'' (1951) - Umberto * '' Non è ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giusi Raspani Dandolo
Giusi Raspani Dandolo (23 August 1916 – 14 January 2000) was an Italian stage, film, television and radio actress. Life and career Born in Trani, the daughter of a magistrate, Raspani Dandolo enrolled at the Bolzano Conservatory as to become an opera singer, but eventually abandoned her studies to move to Rome, where in 1940 she graduated from the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica. She made her professional debut in 1941, with the stage company of Laura Adani. Mainly active on stage, she got critical acclaim for her performances at the Piccolo Teatro under the direction of Giorgio Strehler. Typically cast in humorous roles, Raspani Dandolo was the recipient of a in 1964 for her performance in the comedy play ''La fastidiosa''. She was also active in films, TV-series and on radio. Selected filmography * ''The Steamship Owner'' (1951) *''Passionate Song'' (1953) *''The Letters Page'' (1955) *''Angel in a Taxi'' (1958) *''You're on Your Own'' (1959) *''Con rispetto parlando'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Majeroni
Achille Majeroni (24 August 1881 – 12 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, son of Achille Majeroni and his second wife Graziosa Bignetti, he made his stage debut at age twelve with the Marazzi-Diligenti company. He later formed his own company, specializing in Shakespearean works. He appeared in 73 films between 1913 and 1964, notably Fellini's ''I Vitelloni'', in which he played an old comedian. He died in Rome. Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1916) * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * '' La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Pride'' (1938) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Olivieri
Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese) and Hendrik (Dutch). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrico Albertosi (born 1939), Italian former football goalkeeper * Enrico Alfonso (born 1988), Italian football player * Enrico Alvino (1808–1872), Italian architect and urban designer * Enrico Annoni (born 1966), retired Italian professional footballer * Enrico Arrigoni (1894–1986), Italian individualist anarchist * Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian artist and art writer * Enrico Banducci (1922–2007), American impresario * Enrico Barone (1859–1924), Italian economist * Enrico Berlinguer (1923–1984), Italian politician * Enrico Bertaggia (born 1964), Italian former racing driver * Enrico Betti (1823–1892), Italian mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Paolini
Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek form is Markellos. Etymology The name originally means ''like a hammer''. It is originally the adjectival form of ''Marcus,'' which means ''hammer''; the -el suffix was in times of archaic Latin the adjectival form. People with given name * Marcello Abbado (1926–2020), Italian pianist * Marcello Boldrini (1890–1969), Italian statistician * Marcello Borges (born 1997), American soccer player * Marcello Caetano (1906–1980), Portuguese politician * Marcello Campolonghi (born 1975), Italian footballer * Marcello Castellini (born 1973), Italian footballer * Marcello Cerruti (1808–1896), Italian diplomat and politician * Marcello Ciorciolini (1922–2011), Italian director and screenwriter * Marcello Dudovich (1878–1962), Italian painter and illustrator * Marcello Fabbri (1923–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Ardisson
Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film '' Arrangiatevi!''. After several secondary roles in sword-and-sandal and adventure films, he gained a huge success playing Agent 3S3 in the eurospy films '' Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell'' and '' Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun''. According to director Sergio Sollima he was chosen for this role thanks to his physical appearance that made him credible as American. Later Ardisson starred in several more spy films and spanned different genres, including Spaghetti Western and Italo-horror films. Partial filmography * '' You're on Your Own'' (1959) - Walter * ''Morgan, the Pirate'' (1960) * ''The Last of the Vikings'' (1961) - Guntar * '' Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1961) - Teseo * '' Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) - Erik * ''Zorro in the Court of Spain'' (1962) - Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Asti
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three Men for Amalia''. She won the SIAE prize in 1990, and the Duse prize in 1993. In 1999, she wrote and starred in Alcohol. In 2000, she starred in ''French Ferdinand''. Personal life She was first married to Bernardo Bertolucci. Selected filmography *''Arrangiatevi!'', by Mauro Bolognini (1959) *''Rocco and His Brothers'', by Luchino Visconti (1960) *''Accattone'', by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1961) *'' Il disordine'', by Franco Brusati (1962) *''Before the Revolution'', by Bernardo Bertolucci (1964) *'' I visionari'', by Maurizio Ponzi (1968) *'' Più tardi, Claire, più tardi'', by Brunello Rondi (1968) *''Metti una sera a cena'', by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (1969) *''Homo Eroticus'', by Marco Vicario (1971) *''La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
